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1 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) avsporing2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) falskt sporsubst.1) røkt sild2) ( slang) falskt spor, villspor, avledende manøverdraw a red herring across the trail\/track foreta en avledningsmanøver -
2 red
rednoun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rød2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rød(håret)3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) rød, kommunist•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see redrødIsubst. \/red\/1) rødt, rød farge2) rødvin3) ( politikk) forklaring: venstreradikal person (spesielt i USA)be in the red drive med underskudd, ha gjeld, stå i minus, ha overtrukket kontoenbe\/get out of the red være\/bli gjeldfriget into the red få gjeld, komme i minus, ha overtrukket kontoenIIadj. \/red\/1) rød2) ( politikk) rød, venstreradikal3) rødhåret4) rødstektas red as fire ildrødas red as a lobster rød som en hummerat the red light(s) ( samferdsel) på\/ved rødt lysbe a red herring ( også) være uvedkommende, være på feil plassget the red card (fotball, også overført) få rødt kort, bli utvistget red carpet treatment ( hverdagslig) få rød løper, få en storslagen mottakelsenot be worth a red cent (amer., hverdagslig) ikke være verdt fem flate ørered alert høyeste alarmberedskapred biddy ( hverdagslig) billig oppspritet rødvinred ensign se ➢ Red Ensignred lamp rød lampe, rød nattlykt (utenfor legemottak eller apotek)red mass forklaring: messe utført av en rødkledt prestred meat (oksekjøtt, fårekjøtt e.l.) mørkt kjøtt, rødt kjøttred soldier gris med svinepestred with anger rød (i ansiktet) av sinnesee the red light ( overført) innse faren -
3 fish
plurals; see fishfiskI1) fisk2) sjødyr3) ( hverdagslig) fyr, type4) fiskemat5) (sjøfart, slang) torpedo, ubåt6) (slang, kortspill) forklaring: inkompetent kortspiller som kan utnyttes7) ( slang) dollar8) fengselsfugl9) ( sjøfart) kipptaljeall is fish that comes to the net utnytte alt til sin fordelbe a big fish in a little pond være en stor stjerne i en liten verdencardinal fish forklaring: fisk i dyphavsåborfamilien, Apogonidaecry stinking fish vanære seg selv, nedvurdere seg selvdrink like a fish drikke som en svampfeed the fishes druknevære sjøsykfish or cut bait (amer.) gjør noe, eller kom deg unna• make up your mind whether to join us or not, fish or cut baitbestem deg for om du vil være med eller ikke, foreta deg noe, eller kom deg unnafish story (amer.) fiskerskrønelike a fish out of water som en fisk på land, ikke i sitt rette elementneither fish nor fowl eller neither fish, flesh, nor fowl (nor good red herring) verken fugl eller fiskan odd\/queer fish en underlig skrueother fish to fry viktigere saker å foreta seg, andre ting å gjøreplay a fish la en fisk slite seg ut på krokenpoor fish stakkars fyrthere are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it eller there are plenty more fish in the sea det er mange fisk i havet, det er mer der det kommer fraIIverb \/fɪʃ\/1) fiske, fange, trekke opp (av vannet)2) fiske i3) ( overført) fiske etter4) ( sjøfart) laske5) ( elektronikk) trekkefish for fiske( overført) fiske etterfish in troubled water fiske i rørt vannfish out ( også fish up) fiske opp, trekke opp (av vannet) drive rovfiske, fiske tom (overført, også fish up) fiske opp, fiske frem, lokke fremfish the anchor ( sjøfart) kippe ankeret
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Red Herring — Pays États Unis Langue Anglais Périodic … Wikipédia en Français
Red herring — may refer to: * Red herring (narrative), a technique used in literature to mislead the audience * Kipper, a fish having been dried, smoked, and salted * Red Herring (magazine), a magazine focused on the new technology businesses * The Red Herring … Wikipedia
red herring — red her·ring /ˌred her iŋ/ n [red herring something that distracts attention from the main issue, diversion]: a preliminary prospectus (as for the sale of securities) that is not yet approved by the appropriate body (as the Securities and… … Law dictionary
red herring — n. 1) A smoked herring having a reddish color. 2) Something that draws attention away from the matter being discussed or dealt with. ╂ [Sense 2, probably from the use of smoked herrings to lay scent trails for hounds to follow.] Word History: A… … Word Histories
Red herring — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red Herring — bezeichnet: Red Herring (Redewendung), eine englische idiomatische Redewendung (dt. „Roter Hering“) Red Herring (Wirtschaft), einen vorläufigen Wertpapier Emissionsprospekt Red Herring (Magazin), ein internationales Business Magazin Marxistisch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
red herring — smoked herring early 15c. (they turn red when cured), as opposed to white herring fresh herring. Supposedly used by fugitives to put bloodhounds off their scent (1680s), hence metaphoric sense (1864) of something used to divert attention from the … Etymology dictionary
red herring — ► NOUN 1) a dried smoked herring. 2) a misleading clue or distraction. [ORIGIN: so named from the practice of using the scent of red herring in training hounds.] … English terms dictionary
red herring — n. 1. a smoked herring 2. something used to divert attention from the basic issue: from the practice of drawing a herring across the trace in hunting, to distract the hounds 3. Finance [Informal] Finance Informal a preliminary prospectus, subject … English World dictionary
red herring — red herrings N COUNT If you say that something is a red herring, you mean that it is not important and it takes your attention away from the main subject or problem you are considering. As Dr Smith left he said that the inquiry was something of a … English dictionary
red herring — If something is a distraction from the real issues, it is a red herring … The small dictionary of idiomes